Real Estate News & Market Insights: Whether you’re getting ready to sell or simply want to make your home more inviting, improving your curb appeal is one of the easiest ways to create a lasting first impression and potentially increase your home’s value. From fresh landscaping to simple entryway updates, small changes can have a big impact on how your home looks and feels. In this Redfin guide, we’ll share practical ways to enhance your home’s exterior, along with expert tips for making every detail count – from the driveway to the front door. Whether you’re preparing to list your…
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Local Voices. Statewide Impact. Stay Informed with Georgia News Among the crowds of unhappy Effingham County residents who showed up to vent at their elected officials about the $20 billion data center project were fellow churchgoers and long-time Effingham County residents Larry Holloway and Scott Gordy. Dressed in t-shirts and jeans, the two retirees and self-professed Republicans walked into the crowded Effingham College and Career Academy and made a beeline for their District Two County Commissioner Roger Burdette, a fellow Republican, and as it happens, the boss of Gordy’s adult daughter. The heated conversation showed how much of a political…
From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment Tyla is responding to online claims that she is a “mean girl,” saying she believes honesty is often misunderstood. Speaking with Ebro, the South African star joked about the label before explaining that her blunt personality reflects how she grew up. “I like to think that I’m kind,” Tyla said. “I really am opinionated and blunt. Like, where I’m from… we just talk. Things aren’t that serious.” She acknowledged that balancing authenticity with the expectations placed on pop stars can be challenging. “As a pop star you got to be good girl,”…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights Five-foot-11 guard Lauryn Taylor is making some noise with the Savannah Steel of the UPSHOT League. While the team works to get more wins, Taylor is honing her skills to advance her opportunities in professional basketball. She played one season at Division I Florida Gulf Coast University, but the bulk of her collegiate career was at Division II Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina, where she earned national honors in her four years playing for the Patriots. “I’m from South Carolina,” Taylor said. “In high school is when I really…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights A former Cubs star pitcher showed on Saturday at Wrigley Field that he still has a trick up his sleave. Kerry Wood — who first burst on to the MLB stage when he struck out 20 Astros batters at Wrigley Field as a Cubs rookie on May 6, 1998 — gave the hometown crowd another memorable moment on the mound. Suiting up for the Savannah Bananas in their game at Wrigley Field, the 49-year-old Wood threw a trick pitch for the ages. With the bases loaded and two outs in…
From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment Netflix’s Ransom Canyon understood the assignment when building its cast of hot cowboys. Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. The hit show, which premiered in April 2025, is based on Jodi Thomas‘ book series of the same name about a Texas town full of drama, romance and apparently attractive men. From Josh Duhamel to James Brolin to Jack Schumacher to Garrett Wareing, Ransom Canyon made sure every audience member would be seated for the rustic adventures set against the backdrop of a contemporary western saga. “At its core, Ransom Canyon isn’t just…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights A former Islands High standout received a huge honor this week, as he represented his college at MAC Media Days in Detroit, Michigan. Read the full article on the original site
Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include GLP-1 receptor agonists and alcohol use disorder, impact of new lipid guidelines on cardiovascular disease risk calculation as well as prevalence of elevated LDL cholesterol, and no luck with a vaccine for gonorrhea. Program notes: 0:38 New guidelines for cardiovascular disease risk 1:40 21% were…
Tomorrow’s Tech, Today: Innovation That Moves Us Forward Enterprises deployed AI agents ahead of the controls needed to manage them — and they did it knowingly. That is the central finding across the five parallel surveys VentureBeat Research fielded in June, spanning every layer of the agentic stack. Now those enterprises are retrofitting to catch up with their own standards, and they are budgeting for it: In each of the five control layers we measured, 57 to 68% of enterprises plan to switch vendors or add new ones within 12 months, and roughly a third, depending on the layer, plan…
Stay Informed: Latest News from Across Georgia The 24th annual Adams Realtors Run for the Park 5K returns Saturday, Aug. 22, kicking off Summer Shade Festival weekend with a morning run through the historic neighborhood in support of the Grant Park Conservancy. Open to runners, walkers, strollers, and families, the 5K begins at 8 a.m., followed by a free Kids Tot Trot for ages 5 and under at 8:45 a.m. Race day begins at 7 a.m. with registration and check-in at Zoo Atlanta’s main entrance (800 Cherokee Ave. SE). Participants can start the morning with a guided stretch led by Rene of Challenge…